Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-09-29
FIGHT WITH PIRATES.

FIGHT WITH PIRATES.
Terrence was foremost hand
i !. B-itsb bark Huntress, and one
-0,ir the seventies we left Singa-
b6ppd to the south by way of the
of sanda. We had sixteen hands
bark. and for armament we had a
o.spdsr mounted on carriage and
a simply of muskets and pixies. All
seas 10 the North of Australia are
,or4 waters for an honest ship,
7. have abounded there ever since
bs,an TO sail, and I'm thinking it
lang before the business a. en-
viosd out. There are hundreds of
IN the Java and Bands seas, and
ana Of them offers q secure head
-s for a gang OF native pirates.
are not as bold as before the gov
en-, cruisers got orders to patrol
waters and sink every craft which
not show honest papers; but they
aua still, ana the temptations are
g,tat to expect they can ever be en-
suppressed On our way up, when
A he Rsd islands, on the northern coast
lrstr9. we overhauled an Italian
called the Campello. She was strip
OF sails. cordage and mOs5 of her
10. and had been set fire TO and scut-
For some reason the flames died
sli the water came in so slowly that
gas floating six hours after the pi-
abandoned her. Our mate vas sent
Do board her and he found a shocking
Of affairs
had been laid aboard without re-
hce 5y two native boats, armed only
ugskets and pistols. The crew had
l's been made prisoners, and set to
os.rip the ship and hoist out such
y s, the pirates covered. She was
-5ehiud one of the islands and an
H AID for three days and nights
pirates were hard at work on her.
man of the crew worked under
Fsdd1riug the day, and at night
al and all we're secured in the fore
Ne. IEecrew numbered fourteen.
oEa,d evening of the third day the
'es bad secured all their plumber
snl native crafts had been loaded and
q Up toe coast to some rendezvous
only one remained to take on the last
la punder. As no actual violence
been offered captain or crew during
'l'ee day, there was hope that the
would 60 away and leave them in
Won of the robbed and dismantled
Jl'' what shift they would have
7 10 This case 1 cannot say, for the
Vas ie.itwithout sail, rope, block, on
h.9ar About 4 o'clock in the after
'ae crew were ordered forward
'1e natives collected att, and at a
'Itng. fire was opened on the de.
-s men, To their credit let it be
-.a .aA' they seized whatever wea.
-s. could lay their hands on and
81 tbs pirates, but il was simply
"ae Brave men. In ten minutes the
0-e was shot down. The pirates
'.-ss1 ihe anchor and got 1t into
o'at bored holes in the ships
AHa started a fire in the hold
'-'p'' The Information have
| IT,. came from little chap on
'a2 was making his first voyage a,
a'lre. He was if l remember
/" years Old. On the morning
.l'fl day he managed to hide
ae cargo, and the pirates com
.-s' work and sent tho bulk drift
' SEA without having missed
~ was GA deck TO catch the pain.
.a- mates boat when She drew
-5 ata TO- one of our crew who
PEAK Italian he gave the story as
.-e captain could have talked
ported the affair at Singapore
'e S0u5oat was sent off to in
n-' returned before we had
UT loading and reported thai
a-. mo- discoveries. It was g
0lT captain and he wisely
TOD Iced d. Netook on shell
..i our cannon. a dozen re-
purchased for the crew. enc
gay VT i.fs the captain
Two very heavy rifle.
picked UP somewhere at q
't ''em r,ias, but they wer,